Severed head of a giant 40,000-year-old wolf discovered in Russia

Last summer, a Russian man was strolling along the shore of the local Tirekhtyakh River in Yakutia when he came upon a grisly sight: the severed head of an ancient wolf....

Severed head of 30,000-year-old wolf found intact in Siberia A severed head of a wolf estimated to have died between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago was discovered by a local man near the Tirekhtyakh River in Eastern Siberia last year, giving scientists a rare opportunity to analyze wolf genealogy and evolution. ...07:39 2019-06-12

Giant wolf’s head found in permafrost may have been cut off by ancient hunters Scientists are investigating whether a giant, 40,000-year-old wolf’s head found perfectly preserved beneath Siberian permafrost could have been chopped off by hunters. The severed head was found above the Arctic Circle by local man Pavel Efimov a year ago but was only announced by researchers studyi...21:13 2019-06-18

Prehistoric wolf head found perfectly preserved in Russia This might even be too much wolf for Jon Snow. A massive wolf’s head that’s been encased in permafrost for 40,000 years — with its fur and teeth still intact — was discovered in Russia, a report said Tuesday. People scavenging for ivory discovered the amazingly well-preserved head on the banks of th...05:52 2019-06-12

Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost.
The head of a wolf, which died 40,000 years ago, was discovered in the Russian Arctic region of Yakutia.
Valery Plotnikov, a top researcher at the local branch of the Russian...10:52 2019-06-14

Frozen wolf's head found in Siberia is 40,000 years old Fur, teeth and tissue largely intact on remains of animal bigger than a modern wolfThe severed head of a wolf that died about 40,000 years ago has been found in Siberia, and because of the freezing conditions, the remains are so well preserved that the fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely...02:13 2019-06-14

Furry head of ice age wolf found in Siberian permafrost A 40,000-year-old wolf found in Siberia was bigger than its modern-day descendants. Kept cold in the permafrost, the wolf's fur, ears, brain and teeth had been preserved since the day it died in the Arctic....13:39 2019-06-14

Huge, Shaggy Head of 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Unearthed in Siberia A well-preserved head belonging to an ancient species of Pleistocene wolf has been pulled from the permafrost of northeastern Siberia. The enormous, well-preserved head could yield important genetic information about the evolutionary history of wolves and the origin of domesticated dogs.Read more......18:39 2019-06-11

'Giant wombat' fossil discovered by council workers in Australia Fossilised jaw of baby diprotodon, a type of megafauna extinct for millennia, extracted in NSW by Australian MuseumA “giant wombat” fossil has been discovered by local council workers in the Monaro region of southern New South Wales.Two Snowy Monaro regional council employees found the fossilised ja...06:00 2019-06-28

Trump praises Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap as ‘first giant step to peace’ President Trump tweeted praise to Russia and Ukraine for Saturday’s prisoner swap that could herald an easing of tensions between the neighboring nations. “Perhaps a first giant step to peace,” Trump posted. “Congratulations to both countries!” Each country released 35 detainees in the exchange, the...21:26 2019-09-07

Make a Giant Jar of Giant Pickles With a Giant Zucchini I do not have a garden, but I have many gardener-type friends, and this means I enjoy free produce in the summer months. Some gifts, like two pounds of blackberries or many ripe tomatoes, are welcome, but a recent offering—a single zucchini—had vague troll vibes....10:13 2019-08-14

Ronda Rousey’s finger nearly severed while filming scene for ‘9-1-1’ Ronda Rousey is not competing in the octagon or the squared circle right now, but she still suffered an incredibly gruesome injury. A photo obtained by TMZ shows the former UFC and WWE champion in a hospital bed holding up a nearly severed middle finger, an injury she suffered last week while filmin...01:52 2019-08-21

Grisly discovery suggests the Inca used severed heads as ‘trophies’ Experts have shed new light on how the Inca civilization used “trophy heads” to maintain control over conquered peoples. At its height in the 16th century, the Inca Empire spanned modern-day Peru, as well as parts of Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile. “The Inca expansion to the southern Andes catalyzed imp...19:39 2019-08-28

Briton mails severed toes to Canada for use in notorious cocktail Nick Griffiths sent two digits lost to frostbite to Yukon hotel renowned for Sourtoe specialThe amputated toes of a British endurance athlete are to be given new life, as the centrepiece of a notorious Canadian cocktail.As Nick Griffiths lay in a hospital bed last year after succumbing to frostbite ...10:26 2019-06-13

Takashi Miike and a severed hand lead Fantastic Fest's third wave The Toronto International Film Festival wraps up this week, which means it’s almost time to transition from poutine to queso as the Alamo Drafthouse gears up for September’s other big film-festival event, Fantastic Fest. The first waves of Fantastic Fest programming brought the U.S. premieres of Jo...01:13 2019-09-12

Sony has a few fascinating ideas to go head-to-head with the Galaxy Fold Every player in the mobile business is toying with foldable designs. Some of them have already announced their first commercial products, but the foldable phones from Samsung and Huawei have yet to hit stores. Others have confirmed they’re working on foldable designs of their own, including Le...01:39 2019-07-19

Watch An F1 Car And A Motorcycle Go Head-To-Head On A Slalom Test In case you’ve missed it, motorcycle racer Guy Martin and former Formula One driver David Coulthard have been competing in head-to-head challenges to examine the differences in science and technology between their two sports. It’s been a lot of fun—but none more so than the slalom challenge....23:26 2019-08-21

Brazil's Bolsonaro and France's Macron go head to head The Brazilian president has accused Macron, and the other members of the G7, of treating Brazil like "a colony." This came after the leaders at the summit in Biarritz dedicated $20 million to the wildfires in the Amazon....19:52 2019-08-26

OnePlus 7 Pro goes head-to-head with Galaxy S10 Plus in new speed test After an endless number of leaks, which seems to be par for the course for Android handset manufacturers these days, the OnePlus 7 Pro was officially introduced about two weeks ago. And while it’s sometimes easy to get bogged down with a seemingly endless stream of new Android handsets, the On...01:00 2019-05-29

Spain: "Wolf Pack" given 15 years for rape The men had originally been convicted of a lesser charge, prompting mass nationwide protests. After an appeal, the Supreme Court handed them lengthy jail terms for the crime of gang raping a teenager in Pamplona....19:00 2019-06-21

Metal Wolf Chaos XD: The Kotaku Review I hesitate to call any review of Metal Wolf Chaos XD complete if it does not include a long-winded anecdote about how I personally got rich in 2007 by selling off a stack of mint-condition copies of the Japanese Xbox original which I’d bought for less than $3 each. Therefore, barring any other revie...06:13 2019-08-08

Michelle Wolf: 'My new period joke is for men – and they love it' The upfront standup took down Trump with a blistering routine at the White House correspondents’ dinner. But she won’t joke about him againHere are some things the comedian Michelle Wolf won’t do. Wear shorts on stage. “Because I don’t want people to look at my legs, I want them to listen to my joke...09:26 2019-06-11

I'm Musician Dan Boeckner of Operators and Wolf Parade, and This Is How I Eat If you keep up with new music, you probably know Dan Boeckner from Operators, the dark and dance-y synth pop band that consists of him, electro-wiz Devojka, and drummer Sam Brown. (Check out their new album, Radiant Dawn, here and here, and their tour schedule here.) If that doesn’t ring any bells, ...19:13 2019-05-30

Her Book in Limbo, Naomi Wolf Fights Back After her American publisher delayed her new book, “Outrages,” over accuracy concerns, she is responding with a strategy mixing scholarly peer review and damage control....12:00 2019-07-09

VisionizAR reveals Lone Wolf AR mobile game VisionizAR said it plans to develop a location-based mobile augmented reality fantasy role-playing game based on the popular Lone Wolf "Choose Your Own Path" book series.Read More...17:13 2019-05-28

Naomi Wolf and publisher discussing fixes for new book NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Naomi Wolf says it is discussing possible corrections in her new book after an interviewer challenged some of her conclusions.
Wolf’s “Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love,” coming out from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt next month,...21:00 2019-05-24

Naomi Wolf promotes new book despite delay in release NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Wolf says she has no hard feelings about the BBC interviewer who pointed out errors in her new book, “Outrages,” which has been delayed for release in the U.S. over her objections.
Wolf spoke Thursday night at the Strand Book Store in Manhattan. Publisher Houghton M...04:39 2019-06-21

California’s last wild wolf pack spotted with 3 new pups California’s lone wild wolf pack has added at least three new pups, bringing the total number of gray wolves in the state to at least seven after the species was wiped out in the 1920s, wildlife officials said....23:26 2019-08-08

Town near Barcelona uses wolf urine to keep wild boar away Lack of rain may be forcing animals to seek food from rubbish bins in AiguafredaA small town outside Barcelona is using wolf urine to deter wild boar that have been coming in from the surrounding countryside.After trying a variety of deterrents, the town council of Aiguafreda has agreed, in associat...04:26 2019-08-23

Lone wolf attackers inspire each other, NATO chief says Nations must work together to stop lone wolf attackers, who take inspiration from each other, NATO's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, during a visit to a mosque in New Zealand where a gunman killed dozens of people in March....08:13 2019-08-06

Apple Music vs Spotify: the music streaming titans go head-to-head The music world has always been about rivalries. There's Taylor Swift vs. Kanye, Tupac vs. Biggie, Eminem vs... everyone? Now, you can add a new rivalry to the mix: Spotify vs Apple Music. While there are any number of streaming services for you to choose from out there, the only two...23:13 2019-06-05

Metal Wolf Chaos XD review – unreconstructed mad mech trash PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One; FromSoftware/Devolver DigitalIn this slightly upgraded 2004 game, you rampage as a robot President – discharging your bazookas, missile launchers and railguns in the name of freedomIn 2004, when Metal Wolf Chaos was first released on the original Xbox, it didn’t have a s...15:00 2019-08-16

Publisher delays US release of Naomi Wolf book, ‘Outrages’ NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Wolf’s U.S. publisher is postponing the release of her new book, “Outrages,” after a BBC interviewer challenged some of her findings. Wolf is openly objecting to the delay.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that “new questions” had come up about ...20:39 2019-06-14

'Wolf Pack' found guilty of rape by Spain's top court Five men known as "The Wolf Pack" have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for rape by Spain's Supreme Court, after more than a year of heated protests over their original, lighter conviction....19:26 2019-06-21

Naomi Wolf learns of serious flaws in upcoming book during BBC interview In a mortifying radio interview, author Naomi Wolf learned the thesis of her about-to-be-published book is completely wrong – because she had misunderstood the British court documents that served as her source material. Wolf’s book, “Outrages,” on gay rights in the 19th century, contends that dozens...17:00 2019-05-25

The Wolf of Wolfsburg: Autocar meets VW boss Herbert Diess Herbert Diess won the 2018 Autocar Editor’s Award
We speak to the people's car's people person to hear his thoughts on diesel, EVs, classic cars and VW's future
Herbert Diess breaks the rules. We’re about to spend 60 minutes of his valuable time talking in his office – the hour has been strictly ...01:39 2019-06-20

Naomi Wolf admits blunder over Victorians and sodomy executions Death sentences in 1800s were hardly ever carried out, despite claim in author’s book OutragesIt was only published this week, but already the writer Naomi Wolf has admitted an error at the heart of her latest book. Instead of being “actually executed for sodomy” in 1859, as the writer claims in Out...01:01 2019-05-25

‘Persian wolf’ bodybuilder Hadi Choopan denied US visa Hadi Choopan, a 31-year-old bodybuilder from Iran has been blowing away competitors across the world, but will be unable to participate in the Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas next month because he hasn't been able to get a visa approval from the agency....05:52 2019-08-04

'I don't feel humiliated': Naomi Wolf on her book's historical inaccuracy The Outrages author appeared in conversation at a Manhattan bookstore to further delve into the controversy surrounding her new bookIt was a quiet night at the Strand bookstore on Thursday night in New York’s East Village, where Naomi Wolf was promoting her new book.“My friends are here!” she squeal...22:00 2019-06-21

Slovenia to cull growing bear, wolf population after attacks LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s government has approved the culling of dozens of bears and wolves to curb the animals’ growing population following a sharp increase in attacks on domestic animals.
The official STA news agency says more than 100 farm animals have been killed by bear...16:52 2019-06-12

Wolf Creek Marina On Lake Cumberland Damaged By Storms PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – The Wolf Creek Marina on Lake Cumberland was forced to close after storms damaged several docks.
High winds and heavy rain that came through the area on Friday broke some of their docks and walkways.
Fish and Wildlife officials set up barriers around the area ove...03:26 2019-06-23

Republicans push back on cash Wolf wants for voting machines HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers aren’t committing to the money sought by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to back up his demand that Pennsylvania’s counties replace their voting machines by 2020’s presidential elections.
Republicans who control Pennsylvania’s Legislature ...16:52 2019-06-12

| WATCH: Money laundering charges for 'Wolf of Wall St' producer Malaysia on Friday charged one of the "Wolf of Wall Street" film producers, and stepson of former prime minister Najib Razak, with money laundering, alleging he misappropriated $248m linked to state fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad)....05:52 2019-07-06

Outrages author Naomi Wolf stands by view of Victorian poet At Hay festival, Wolf restated belief that John Addington Symonds was deeply affected by laws against homosexualityNaomi Wolf has said she “stands by” her latest book and denied that the presence of errors had undermined her wider argument, after historians called into question her claim that dozens...06:01 2019-05-26

1MDB: Wolf of Wall Street producer charged with embezzling millions Riza Aziz, stepson of former Malaysian PM Najib Razak, accused of receiving $248m into Swiss bank accountsThe Wolf of Wall Street producer Riza Aziz, who is the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has been charged with embezzling millions of dollars from the Malaysian government....09:00 2019-07-05

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Charged in Malaysia’s 1MDB Scandal (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — “The Wolf of Wall Street” producer and stepson of Malaysia’s former prime minister pleaded not guilty on Friday to laundering $248 million from a state investment fund, becoming the third person in his family charged in the 1MDB scandal that helped e...11:52 2019-07-05

George R.R. Martin joins Meow Wolf as ‘chief world builder’ SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — George R.R. Martin, author of the novels that fueled “Game of Thrones,” is teaming up with Meow Wolf, a New Mexico-based art collective.
Martin’s storytelling skills will be tapped to tie together the Meow Wolf multi-verse.
Inside the collective’s perman...01:52 2019-06-04

Times Square terror plot suspect is lone wolf from Queens The suspect arrested for allegedly plotting to detonate explosives in Times Square is a Queens man who acted alone, law-enforcement sources told The Post Friday. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, allegedly spoke about wanting to attack politicians in Washington, DC and New York City b...17:00 2019-06-07

Spain's Supreme Court to settle "Wolf Pack" sex abuse case Spain's Supreme Court considered on Friday whether to uphold a ruling that cleared five young men of gang-raping a teenager at a bull-running festival, concluding a case that triggered mass protests and calls to change the law....13:00 2019-06-21

Naomi Wolf faces ‘new questions’ as US publisher postpones latest book Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had said it would stand by Outrages after row in UK over its historical accuracy, but has now recalled copies from storesNaomi Wolf’s US publisher has postponed the release of her new book and is recalling copies from booksellers, saying that new questions have arisen over ...20:39 2019-06-14

Spain's 'Wolf Pack' found guilty of rape in landmark ruling Spain's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that five men who attacked a teenager at a bull-running festival were guilty of rape not the lesser crime of sexual abuse, concluding a case that sparked mass protests across Spain over chauvinism and sexual abuse....20:13 2019-06-21

‘It wasn’t crying wolf’: sale of whole Italian village revealed as PR hoax Tiny Esino Lario claimed all its assets were up for grabs – but it was actually working with a tech firm to raise awareness of issues facing villages Last month a mountain village in northern Italy put all its assets up for sale. A website advertised that everything must go.Street signs started at €...13:52 2019-05-29

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer charged with money laundering in 1MDB scandal Malaysia on Friday charged one of the “Wolf of Wall Street” film producers, and stepson of the former prime minister, with money laundering, alleging he misappropriated $248 million linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Riza Aziz, a co-founder of Hollywood production firm Red Gra...16:13 2019-07-05

Spanish court lifts 'wolf pack' convictions from sexual abuse to rape Men who attacked woman in Pamplona have jail sentences increased to 15 yearsThe five defendants in the notorious Pamplona sexual attack case have had their prison sentences raised from nine to 15 years each after the supreme court found them guilty of gang-raping a woman at the running of the bulls ...19:52 2019-06-21

Metal Wolf Chaos XD: A weirdly timed return to 2004’s robo-blasting innocence Enlarge / I'm not sure a more ridiculous promo image for a video game exists. Well done, From Software. (credit: From Software / Devolver Digital)
Microsoft's history with Xbox consoles in Japan is legendary, well-trodden stuff, though mostly because of flops and failures. It's truly a rabbit hole...23:00 2019-08-06

This Could Be the Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered Yet Scientists have discovered a pair of temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet candidates around a nearby star, according to a new paper. What makes this planetary system stand out from all the others discovered in recent years is just how similar one of its planets may be to Earth.Read more......00:52 2019-06-20

I’ve discovered my husband has been cheating on me for 25 years I still love him and he says he still loves me, but he thinks he has sex addiction. Is this something he could recover from?I have been with my husband for 32 years and thought our marriage was happy and solid. Ten weeks ago, a woman contacted me and said she was in a relationship with him. He had t...17:00 2019-08-30

'Vast' far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU Millions of Europeans are being exposed to far-right propaganda on Facebook ahead of the EU elections, a report by the Avaaz NGO shows. The activists say their research prompted an "unprecedented" cleanup by Facebook....11:00 2019-05-22

New problem discovered in Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet A new computer problem has been found in the troubled Boeing 737 Max that will further delay the plane’s return to flying after two deadly crashes, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The latest flaw in the plane’s computer system was discovered by Federal Aviation Administ...18:52 2019-06-27

Newly-discovered electric eel is the most shocking yet Of all the creatures you could encounter while taking a dip in the Amazon rainforest, coming into contact with an electric eel would likely be one of the more painful meetings. They don’t have a reputation for starting trouble with humans, but if threatened they have the ability to send a seri...04:52 2019-09-12

World War II bomb discovered in Berlin A World War II bomb has been found near the German capital's famous Alexanderplatz. Authorities have said the detonator of the 100-kilogram behemoth was still intact....00:00 2019-06-15

Possible Underground Railroad Cabin Discovered Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration are examining newly-discovered artifacts to determine the age of a Cambridge cabin.
Archaeologists are examining newly-discovered artifacts on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that could be connected to the Unde...07:13 2019-05-29

Skull of humankind's oldest-known ancestor discovered ‘Iconic’ finding of 3.8m-year-old fossil in Ethiopia casts doubt on previous evolutionary theoryThe face of the oldest species that unambiguously sits on the human evolutionary tree has been revealed for the first time by the discovery of a 3.8 million-year-old skull in Ethiopia.The fossil belongs t...05:39 2019-08-29

New stegosaurus discovered by British team in Morocco The makers of the next Jurassic Park film could have a new dinosaur to play with after scientists discovered a never-before-seen species of stegosaurus that could also be the oldest of its kind....16:39 2019-08-21

Rare albino panda discovered in China The bear seen on camera in Sichuan province is believed to be only one or two years old. Massive conservation efforts have seen the wild panda population begin to bounce back across southern China....18:00 2019-05-27

New feline dubbed the ‘fox-cat’ discovered on French island That’s one foxy cat! A new species of feline — known locally as the fox-cat — may have been discovered on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, according to the French National Office of Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS). The gray-tailed critter had long prowled the island —...19:26 2019-06-13

New archaeological layer discovered at L’Anse aux Meadows Enlarge / Paul Ledger and Véronique Forbes examining the cultural horizon. (credit: Linus Girdland-Flink)
L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is famed for being a site where Norse travelers set up a colony hundreds of years before Europe at large became aware of North America's existence. The colon...01:00 2019-07-18

Unexploded firebomb discovered in Thai capital Thai authorities recovered an unexploded firebomb at a market in central Bangkok on Wednesday in what they said was a device left over from coordinated attacks last week that wounded four people....08:00 2019-08-07

A gem hunter accidentally discovered a new dinosaur species Gem hunters and paleontologists have a lot in common. Both spend a lot of time sifting through dirt and rock in the hopes of finding things that have been hidden for countless years and every so often their tireless quests overlap.
Bob Foster, an Australian gem hunter, knows this better than most, a...04:26 2019-06-05

Scientists just discovered a planet shaped like a football If you were to make a list of exoplanets that would be worth visiting in person, WASP-121b wouldn’t be anywhere near the top of your list. There are plenty of exoplanets out there that wouldn’t be comfortable for humans, but WASP-121b is a special kind of hostile, not to mention a shape ...03:26 2019-08-02

‘Sensational’ Viking boat graves discovered Two Viking boat graves have been uncovered in Sweden in what archaeologists are describing as a “sensational” discovery. One grave, which was intact, contained the remains of a man, a horse and a dog, according to archaeological service Arkeologerna (The Archaeologists), which announced the finds. A...02:13 2019-07-09

Ancient Alien-Like Heads Discovered in Croatia Archaeologists digging in Croatia have unearthed three ancient alien-like skeletons and two have artificially elongated skulls. Since 12,000-years-ago in ancient China
...05:13 2019-08-24

Remains of one the world’s oldest known mosques discovered The remains of a 1,200-year-old mosque have been discovered in Israel’s Negev desert. The ancient structure is one of the earliest known mosques in the world, according to experts. The building was found by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which says that the discovery is an extremely unusual one. ...21:39 2019-07-23

New dinosaur species discovered in South Africa Researchers in South Africa have discovered a new species of dinosaur. The newly named dino remains had been laying misidentified in storage collections for three decades....06:52 2019-08-07

Human-sized penguin fossil discovered in New Zealand New species said to have been four times heavier than emperor penguinA giant penguin that stood as tall as a person has been identified from fossil leg bones discovered by an amateur palaeontologist on New Zealand’s South Island.At 1.6 metres and 80kg (12st), the new species, Crossvallia waiparensis...19:00 2019-08-14

Scientists discovered a new shark species that glows in the dark Once you get down deep enough in Earth’s oceans, sunlight is hard to come by. But rather than stumble around in the dark in search of food, creatures that live at extreme depths have found ways to make their own light. It’s called bioluminescence and it’s what gives fireflies their...19:00 2019-07-23

Bronx man wanted by NYPD discovered locked in trunk of car A Bronx man wanted by the NYPD was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after he was found locked in the trunk of a car, a report said. Leon Cyheime Parks, 25, was discovered in a 2016 Dodge Challenger by an employee at an auto auction in Lancaster County, Pa., according to Lancaster Online. “...08:39 2019-05-31

Rabid skunks discovered in Benson, Sierra Vista COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. – After two skunks tested positive for rabies in Cochise County this month, officials are advising residents to be on alert when encountering wildlife in the area.
According to Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, two skunks were diagnosed with rabies in the past three ...21:52 2019-05-31

419 million-year-old fossilized forest discovered in China The fossilized remains of a 419 million-year-old forest have been found in China, giving researchers new insights into a time when life began to emerge from the sea. The site, which is approximately the size of 35 soccer fields (250,000 square meters, or 2.6 million square feet), was discovered near...02:26 2019-08-10

419-million-year-old fossilized forest discovered in China The fossilized remains of a 419-million-year-old forest have been found in China, giving researchers new insights into a time when life began to emerge from the sea. The site, which is approximately the size of 35 soccer fields (250,000 square meters, or 2.6 million square feet), was discovered near...04:39 2019-08-10

New ‘beaked’ whale species discovered off coast of Japan Pleasure to meet you, Berardius minimus. A strange-looking new species of whale has been discovered off the coast of Japan. Though it’s similar to a previously known kind of whale also marked by a short “beak,” researchers confirmed local whalers’ suspicions that there was so...01:00 2019-09-06

Missing California mom’s car discovered hundreds of miles from home A California mom vanished a day before her car was discovered abandoned on a bridge hundreds of miles from her home, authorities said. Tiffany Clark, 38, was reported missing Monday after she was last seen heading home from work to Calaveras County, news station KTXL reported. Her daughter, Michaela...20:13 2019-07-04

Critical flaw in WordPress live chat discovered Security researchers have discovered a critical flaw in WordPress Live Chat Support which can be exploited by an attacker without the need for valid credentials.Over 50,000 websites have installed the WordPress plugin designed to provide websites with a free way to offer live chat support to their v...03:39 2019-06-12

Colossal flying dinosaur species discovered in Canada Called the "frozen dragon of the north," a new species of flying dinosaur, Cryodrakon boreas, has been discovered in Canada. The pterosaur is thought to have had the wingspan of a small airplane....21:39 2019-09-11

New Planet Discovered In Orbit Of Young Milky Way Star A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published......05:39 2019-08-20

Sunday with Emma Barnett: ‘I've discovered the pleasures of napping’ The presenter on the joy of two breakfasts, shopping for rugs and switching off the newsWhat time are you up? We’ve got an 18-month-old, so I’m up between 6.45 and 7am with him. I have about 30 seconds to pee and brush my teeth before getting upstairs to his bedroom. Then I’ll saunter to the kitchen...08:13 2019-09-01

Body parts found in gator after Florida man discovered dead FORT MEADE, Fla. (AP) — Officials are investigating the death of a man discovered floating in a Florida canal with some of his remains found inside an alligator.
The Ledger reports that a person found the body floating west of Fort Meade and saw an alligator had parts of it in its mo...01:00 2019-06-30

Ancient 3,400-year-old palace discovered after drought reveals ruins The incredible ruins of an ancient palace in Iraqi Kurdistan have emerged from the waters of the Tigris River. A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists reports that, in fall 2018, receding waters in the Mosul Dam reservoir unexpectedly revealed the remains in the ancient city, Kemune. The Bronze ...19:00 2019-07-02

Cops find mom of 4-year-old discovered wandering on Brooklyn street Police on Monday evening located the mother of a 4-year-old girl who had been found earlier in the day wandering alone on a south Brooklyn street, cops said. Authorities found the kid walking alone at about 9 a.m. on Shore Parkway and 27th Avenue near Calvert Vaux Playground in Gravesend, police sai...05:26 2019-08-06

Cops find owner of prosthetic ear discovered on Florida beach These Florida cops have had it up to ‘ear.’ Authorities on Thursday finally tracked down the owner of a rubber prosthetic ear that turned up at the Manatee Public Beach over the weekend. “Have you lost an ear?” the Holmes Beach Police Department posted on Tuesday. “This...21:52 2019-06-20

Belgian monks brew beer to newly discovered recipe Connoisseurs of Belgium's world-renowned beer will soon be able to taste a range of special brews made according to recipes that have been sitting untouched in the archives of Grimbergen Abbey for more than 200 years....22:13 2019-05-22

The World’s Oldest Talking Vagina is Discovered…in an Austrian Abbey! The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler which featured on an Off-Broadway run in 1996 at Westside Theatre exploring consensual and nonconsensual sex, body image, genital mutilation, and sexual life through the eyes of women of various races and sexualities.
...05:26 2019-08-01

Scientists discovered table salt on Jupiter’s moon, Europa Europa, a frozen moon around Jupiter, is believed to be one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system. It was first imaged in detail by the Voyager 1 probe in 1979, revealing a surface almost devoid of large craters. This suggested that water regularly floods up from inside, resurfacing the s...18:39 2019-06-19

Three Incredible Mario Kart Wii Shortcut Glitches Discovered Within 24 Hours Mario Kart Wii remains the best-selling game in the series, and despite being over a decade old, players are still discovering new secrets hidden deep inside its 31 courses. Just last week, three new shortcuts were discovered, continuing the race to try and find one for every course in the game....00:26 2019-07-20

Tiny shark discovered in Gulf of Mexico turns out to be new species NEW ORLEANS — A pocket-sized pocket shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it’s named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they squirt little glowing clouds into the ocean. Researchers from around the Gulf and in New York ha...05:26 2019-07-20

Aretha Franklin: three handwritten wills discovered in home, lawyer says Attorney says he does not know if documents, one of which was found under cushions, are legalThree handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the “Queen of Soul”, including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a ...15:26 2019-05-21

Newly-Discovered 'Vibranium' Fish Named in Honor of Wakanda While SCUBA diving off the coast of Zanzibar, marine biologist Luiz Rocha saw a fish he had never seen before. He sent a photograph to his collaborator Yi-Kai Tea, currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Sydney, who confirmed that it was a new species of fairy wrasse from the genus Cirrhila...17:39 2019-07-12

Fungi that draws gold from its surroundings discovered in Western Australia Interaction that could signal new gold deposits ‘had to be seen to be believed’, CSIRO researcher says Fungi that draws gold from its surroundings has been discovered in Western Australia, stunning scientists who say it could signal new deposits.Found near Boddington, south of Perth, the strain of t...10:00 2019-05-24

Archaeologists discovered an invaluable cache of ritual artifacts at Pompeii Enlarge / All these items were contained within a wooden box unearthed at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. (credit: Cesare Abbate (ANSA))
Crystals, amber, amethyst, phallic amulets, glass beads, figurines, and a miniature human skull were among the many artifacts archaeologists uncovered from a...05:52 2019-08-15

Body of suspected MS-13 victim discovered in Long Island park The decomposing corpse of what cops believe is a victim of MS-13 has been discovered in a Long Island park, law enforcement sources said Saturday. The remains were found in the Massapequa Preserve, just 100 to 150 feet from where another victim of the brutal gang, 19-year-old Julio Espantzay, was fo...16:13 2019-05-26

Newly-discovered fossilized school of fish is like a snapshot in time Finding a single fossil of an animal that died some 50 million years ago is cool. Finding two? That’s just plain awesome. But what about finding 259 of them at once? Well, there just isn’t a word in the English language to describe that level of greatness.
That’s exactly what resea...18:13 2019-05-31

3,500-Year-Old Hittite Hieroglyphs Discovered In Anatolian Cattle Barn Archaeologists digging in the Gülşehir district of central Nevşehir province in Turkey's historical Cappadocia region have discovered 3,500-year-old Hittite hieroglyphs built into the walls of a barn which will greatly add to our understanding of this spectacular ancient kingdom.
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Chef named Ryans claims she was fired when manager discovered her gender A Brooklyn pastry chef with a male-sounding name was hired sight unseen at a Manhattan restaurant because bosses thought she was a man — and promptly fired when she showed up and they learned she was a woman, a lawsuit claims. Ryans McGovern says she was hired for the $16-an-hour gig at Hudson Hall’...05:26 2019-06-09

World's scariest doll discovered by woman who wrongly insists it's not scary The “scary doll” subgenre is alive and well. In the coming months, audiences will see the return of Chucky, another installment of Annabelle, and Dee Wallace taking on a whole trunk of the things. While it seems like a great time to be a fan of getting spooked by inanimate objects, scary dolls may b...19:39 2019-06-07

Rare ‘lava lake’ discovered on remote South Atlantic volcano Scientists have used satellite imagery to spot an extremely rare “persistent lava lake” on a remote sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and University College London trawled satellite data to identify the unusual feature atop the Moun...21:13 2019-07-03

Crêpes of wrath: unknown John Steinbeck tale of a chef discovered The Amiable Fleas, which charts a cuisinier’s comical love for his cat Apollo has been translated into English for the first timeA whimsical short story by John Steinbeck, in which the usually less cheery author tells the story of a temperamental French chef’s love for his cat, is being published in...20:39 2019-07-31

Ancient city gate from the time of King David discovered in Israel Archaeologists in Israel’s Golan Heights have discovered an ancient city gate from the time of King David. The find was made during an excavation at the ancient city of Bethsaida. “There are not too many monumental discoveries dating from the reign of King David,” Rami Arav, associate professor at t...22:39 2019-06-21

NSW police say USB drive discovered on alleged Sydney stabbing attacker – video NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller speaks to the media in Sydney about the arrest of a 20-year-old man who allegedly went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney's CBD. The western Sydney man was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a 41-year-old woman at the Hotel CBD about 2pm and then tried to...21:26 2019-08-14

The coach who discovered Coco Gauff watching intently from a distance at US Open Coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s main focus is on Serena Williams. But he can’t help but keep tabs on Coco Gauff. Mouratoglou met Gauff when she was 10 years old. The family decided to have Gauff, from Delray Beach, Fla., train intermittently at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in the south of France, near...21:52 2019-08-26

Newly Discovered Japanese Duck-Billed Dinosaur Was a Cretaceous Beach Bum Introducing Kamuysaurus japonicus—an entirely new genus and species of hadrosaur from Japan. The location of its fossilized remains suggests these majestic herbivores browsed ancient shorelines, expanding our knowledge of this wildly successful group of dinosaurs.Read more......02:39 2019-09-06

Toy giant Hasbro might be getting into gangsta rap Is Hasbro really getting into gangsta rap? That’s the question on Wall Street, as the toy giant that owns My Little Pony and Mr. Potato Head disclosed on Monday a surprise, incidental acquisition of Death Row Records. Death Row — which was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and The D.O.C.— was ...19:39 2019-08-27

A Giant Bet Against Natural Gas Is Blowing Up Hedge funds and other money managers in August built up a big bet that natural gas prices would decline—their most bearish position in the futures market in over a decade—only to have prices shoot up 25%....17:52 2019-09-10

One giant flub for the Daily News That’s one giant blooper for the Daily News. Describing the moon shot that started 50 years ago, the Daily Snooze Tuesday tweeted: “Four Days later, John Glenn would step onto the only other planet we’ve ever walked on uttering the famous, ‘one small step for a man, one giant step for mankind.’ ” “I...04:13 2019-07-17

Toy giant Hasbro might be getting into the music industry Is Hasbro really getting into gangsta rap? That’s the question on Wall Street, as the toy giant that owns My Little Pony and Mr. Potato Head disclosed on Monday a surprise, incidental acquisition of Death Row Records. Death Row — which was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and The D.O.C.— was ...04:52 2019-08-27

How to Create a Giant Coloring Page for Your Kid This summer, I’ve been looking for kid projects that have some mileage in them—stuff that can be worked on over the course of days or weeks. I landed on an activity that’s easy, requires few supplies and makes me feel like a wizard: I blew up a coloring page....20:00 2019-06-27

Holy shit, look at this giant shark Sharks don’t have to be big to be scary, but it doesn’t hurt. Jaws, best known for being the main character of Jaws, freaked people out because it was both mad for human blood and extremely big. Baby Shark, the youngest member of the family from that kid’s song, is not frightening because it is, as ...23:13 2019-08-02

New Giant can’t wait to sack a QB: ‘Haven’t hit one in a while’ Markus Golden will not put a number on it. But he just wants the feeling of a quarterback sack again — and soon. The new Giants outside linebacker would not say how many sacks would make a successful year for him, though his coaching staff has high hopes. Golden is three years removed from racking.....20:52 2019-08-04

Merger Would Create New Aerospace Giant United Technologies doubled down on the aerospace market with an all-stock deal to merge with defense contractor Raytheon, after UTC executives earlier chose to exit the escalator and air-conditioner businesses....03:13 2019-06-10

The Loch Ness monster is probably just a giant eel Itadakimasu, and bring on the sushi! Researchers now believe that the mythic monster Loch Ness may not be a prehistoric vestige, but giant, meaty, delicious eels. Scientists from New Zealand ventured to the UK and confirmed once and for all the origins of the fabled creature, ruling out the possibil...20:39 2019-09-05

CVC revs up £1.2bn sale of warranty giant D&G The former owner of Formula One motor racing is revving up a fresh attempt to offload Domestic & General (D&G), the warranty giant which insures millions of Britons' household appliances....14:00 2019-05-24

Uri Geller shows off giant spoon Uri Geller, the illusionist known for his spoon-bending stunts, unveils an 11 ton spoon in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, next to the site where he plans to open his museum next year. (May 23)
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The BMW iNext Is Also Jumping on the Giant Screen Bandwagon Big-ass screens, it seems, are how automakes have collectively decided best convey the aesthetic of the future. Mercedes’ new MBUX system is one giant screen. Honda’s Retro EV concept has a huge screen. The new Ford Explorer and Subaru Legacy both have massive screens. And now you can add the upcomi...19:01 2019-05-28

Loch Ness monster might be giant eel, scientists say Scientists who studied DNA from the waters of Scotland's Loch Ness say they've found no evidence of its famous monster, but concluded that sightings of what is believed to be Nessie could actually be a giant eel....18:13 2019-09-05

E-Cig Giant Juul Is Considering Opening Its Own Vape Shops Vape giant Juul is looking into opening its own vape shops, according to reports, and may already be exploring ways to squash arguments that doing so would grant greater access to its products to teens amid intense scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration.Read more......23:00 2019-06-01

The sun sets on Giant Days with this exclusive As Time Goes By first look For the past 4 years, Boom! Studios’ Giant Days has consistently been one of the very best comics published every single month. The tale of three young British women during their three years at university, Giant Days tells heartfelt, hilarious stories about everyday struggles, amplified to new level...19:52 2019-07-02

Warranty giant shelves £1bn sale or float One of the UK’s biggest insurers of home appliances has shelved plans for a sale or flotation valuing it at more than £1bn amid a lukewarm response from public and private market investors....12:39 2019-06-18

Scotland's Loch Ness monster 'could be giant eel' An international team of scientists have extracted DNA from the icy waters of the Loch. They concluded that the legendary monster could in fact be a giant eel...or just a bunch of small ones......21:00 2019-09-05

One giant ... lie? Why so many people still think the moon landings were faked It all started with a man called Bill Kaysing and his pamphlet about ‘America’s $30bn swindle’ ...It took 400,000 Nasa employees and contractors to put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon in 1969 – but only one man to spread the idea that it was all a hoax. His name was Bill Kaysing. It began...07:13 2019-07-10

Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, say scientists Otago University researchers confirm the loch contains no monster – or dinosaur – DNAThe Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, according to a fishy new theory that will keep Highland tourists guessing.In one of the biggest DNA studies of its kind, a team of scientists from New Zealand’s Otago Univ...18:39 2019-09-05

Should You Buy Charmin's Giant Toilet Paper Roll? Someone, somewhere, needs the “forever roll” of toilet paper from Charmin. It has a sort of “Lucky Charms but just the marshmallows” appeal, especially if you’re the type who frequently runs out of TP. But at the Lifehacker office we tried to justify existence, and instead we found so many reasons t...18:13 2019-05-24

Los Angeles is now ‘giant trash receptacle,’ says columnist A swath of Los Angeles has devolved into a wasteland with rats scurrying among piles of decaying garbage and squalid tent cities, according to a series of stomach-churning photos that the Los Angeles Times says depict the “collapse of a city that’s lost control.” “The city of Los Angeles has become ...04:39 2019-06-03

Hawaiians protest giant telescope build Demonstrators gathered at the base of Hawaii's tallest mountain to protest the construction of a giant telescope. Scientists hope the telescope will help answer questions about the universe, but some Native Hawaiians consider the land holy. (July 15)
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Drug Giant Tries New Tactic to Fight Cancer Seeking an edge in the increasingly competitive market for cancer drugs, one of the industry’s largest companies is taking a bold but risky approach: targeting the early stages of the disease....21:52 2019-05-27

Giant reflective balloon travels across New England American artist and filmmaker Doug Aitken has unleashed a 100-foot-tall, mirrored hot air balloon that will fly across Massachusetts until July 28. As the silver behemoth catches air currents on its westward voyage, its surface will reflect everything in its path as it touches down along the way, fr...20:39 2019-08-12

Giant hail hammers Munich 'like gunshots' Witnesses in Munich reported chunks of ice the size of tennis balls hailing on the Bavarian city, breaking car windows and damaging houses. Other parts of Germany were also hit by storms....02:00 2019-06-11

Platinum giant wants in on batteries to ease EV threat Anglo American Platinum wants to create a new multi-billion dollar business for platinum-group metals to compete with cobalt and nickel as electric vehicles reduce the need for traditional catalytic converters....22:26 2019-08-13

Uranium Giant Cameco Can't Catch a Break Jitters over a nuclear accident in Russia, while they won’t affect civilian nuclear demand, are the latest in a cascade of negative sentiment for the Canadian company....13:39 2019-08-13

UFO? Giant mirrored vessel soars across Massachusetts American artist and filmmaker Doug Aitken has unleashed a 100-foot-tall, mirrored hot air balloon that will fly across Massachusetts until July 28. As the silver behemoth catches air currents on its westward voyage, its surface will reflect everything in its path as it touches down along the way, fr...14:26 2019-07-22

You can stay in a giant avocado camper for $70 a night Holy guacamole! You can finally live in an avocado. A new “Avo-Condo,” aka an avocado-shaped camper, is available on Booking.com for the equivalent of only $70 USD per night. Located in Campbell’s Cove Lookout in Sydney, Australia, this “once in a lifetime opportunity” is unfortunately only availabl...18:13 2019-07-24

Telecom Giant Pushes Into Dangerous Areas Working in some of the world’s most dangerous countries has made South African telecom MTN bigger by some measures than U.S. counterparts, but it also has exposed the risks of working with budget-strapped governments....04:39 2019-08-11

Rare giant panda twins born at Belgian zoo Giant panda twins born at a zoo in Belgium on Thursday face a precarious first few days but the "extremely rare" birth still bodes well for the vulnerable species, the Pairi Daiza zoo announced on Friday....23:13 2019-08-09

'Ask Dr. Ruth' and 'Hesburgh' offer intimate looks at giant figures A sex expert and a Catholic priest might sound like the set-up to a bad joke, but they happen to be the subjects of two worthwhile if mildly flawed documentaries, highlighting the over-sized roles that Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Father Theodore Hesburgh came to occupy in the culture....16:00 2019-05-21

French giant wades into British Steel auction A French engineering giant has joined the battle for control of the UK's second-biggest steel producer with an approach to buy ‎part of the ailing company that is attracting scrutiny from pensions watchdogs....16:26 2019-06-22

Ferdinand Piech, architect who forged VW into giant, dies at 82 The grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the maker of the famed 911, Ferdinand Piech became VW CEO in 1993 amid losses, quality problems and high costs. Dominating and demanding, he gained a cult following by engineering a turnaround that eventually made Volkswagen a global giant with the purc...05:13 2019-08-27

Car dealership giant Pendragon issues profit warning Shares in car dealership giant Pendragon slumped by a fifth on Wednedsay, after it warned that the first half of 2019 is "expected to be significantly loss making" ahead of any return to group profitability....11:13 2019-06-12

Ferdinand Piech, engineer who forged VW into giant, dies at 82 The grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the maker of the famed 911, Ferdinand Piech became VW CEO in 1993 amid losses, quality problems and high costs. Dominating and demanding, he gained a cult following by engineering a turnaround that eventually made Volkswagen a global giant with the purc...14:00 2019-08-27

Giant pandas may leave US zoos as trade war rages This adorable pair may become pawndas if the trade war with China escalates. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, two giant pandas, have been living happily at the Washington, D.C. National Zoo for years. The bears are technically owned by the Chinese government and in the capital as part of a longterm lease — ...05:00 2019-09-01

Orlando Car Dealership Adopts Giant Duck Family Car dealerships get a bad reputation, and often for good reason. But if there’s anything that can break the “stealerships” and don’t-forget-valet-mode vibes, it’s kindly allowing a family of 16 ducks to move into the showroom....17:39 2019-05-23

‘Fortnite’ season 10 adds giant two-person mechs Fortnite's Season X Battle Pass is here, and it's bringing quite a few perks and toys for players. The most interesting new weapon is the B.R.U.T.E. mech suit. It's a two person vehicle, with one player controlling movement and the other firepower, t......17:13 2019-08-01

Struggling Beauty Giant Coty to Restructure Operations Cosmetics-and -ragrance giant Coty said it would restructure its operations and take a $3 billion write-down on the multibillion-dollar beauty business it acquired nearly three years ago from Procter & Gamble....15:52 2019-07-01

DARPA is seeking giant abandoned tunnels for... reasons DARPA just found a surefire way to creep out people around the world: make an urgent call for the kind of space you'd normally associate with supervillains. The military research agency has put out a request for giant, company- or university-managed......13:13 2019-08-29

Cosplayer's Giant Rifle Prompts Sheriff's Warning A cosplayer taking some photos earlier today at Seacliff State Beach in Monterey Bay got a little more attention than she was expecting, when concerns from other beachgoers and a local news crew prompted a warning from the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office....09:00 2019-07-04

Happy Days for Europe’s Giant Bond Sellers Euro corporate bond issuance has had a great year, helped by U.S. sellers. It will get even better if the ECB returns to the fray, as Goldman predicts....11:26 2019-07-02

Starwatch: Jupiter in a close encounter with red giant Antares Our largest planet and the red supergiant are close together in the south-eastern sky, joined on Wednesday evening by the moon There is an interesting trio of celestial objects to look out for on the evening of 8 August. The mighty planet Jupiter is currently close to the red giant star Antares in t...10:26 2019-08-05

| WATCH: Towers on giant Italian bridge demolished The two remaining towers of the motorway bridge in the Italian city Genoa that collapsed nearly a year ago killing 43 people were demolished to make way for a new structure, authorities said....17:39 2019-06-28

Goo From Giant Salamanders Is Impressively Good at Sealing Wounds When Chinese giant salamanders are injured, they discharge white mucus from glands on their skin. As new research shows, this sticky salamander goo makes for an excellent medical glue, sealing wounds and encouraging them to heal.Read more......21:52 2019-06-06

Giant toilet paper rolls designed for millennials are here It’s not just toilet humor. Charmin has released a new roll of toilet paper that is nearly three times the size of the company’s regular product. “Go up to one month before changing your roll,” Charmin boasts on its site, alongside customer review. The standard toilet paper r...23:26 2019-06-04

Giant dinosaur bone found in southwestern France The thigh bone of a giant dinosaur was found this week by French paleontologists at an excavation site in southwestern France where remains of some of the largest animals that ever lived on land have been dug up since 2010....17:39 2019-07-31

Astronomers spot strange, giant planet ‘unlike any other’ Astronomers have spotted a giant exoplanet that they say is unlike any other. Planet HR 5183 b has three times the mass of Jupiter and travels on an incredibly long, egg-shaped path around its star, according to Caltech, which led the research. The planet takes 45 to 100 years to complete its orbit,...20:26 2019-08-28

Cinema giant Vue plots autumn blockbuster sale Britain's third-biggest cinema chain is to kick off an autumn auction ‎that is likely to value it at more than £2bn and spark a frenzy of interest from industry rivals....20:00 2019-07-05

US health giant Centene takes $50m Babylon stake One of America's largest healthcare companies is investing tens of millions of pounds in Babylon Healthcare, the British technology start-up behind a new chatbot service being used by the National Health Service....03:52 2019-08-02

Magazine giant Meredith quietly axes 60 employees Media giant Meredith — under pressure to reap cost savings from last year’s $2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc. — quietly axed about 60 employees, or 1 percent of its workforce, in its magazine division this week. About half the cuts unveiled on Thursday came from two publications: Entertainment W...00:26 2019-06-08

WWE’s newest 7-foot-3 giant is a former college basketball player Undertaker, Great Khali and Braun Strowman are all monsters that have dominated WWE in recent times, but now there is a new giant in town who is even taller than the Big Show. The company’s NXT developmental brand handed a debut to the humongous Jordan Omogbehin, 25, on Thursday. And the 7-foot-3 co...04:39 2019-07-22

Turns out every children's TV show character is a goddamn giant Fools that we are, it’s long been assumed that cartoon characters meant to look like children are at least roughly child-sized. In order to hold onto a sense of reality, our brains automatically parse the Rugrats babies as being as small as real babies; Dora The Explorer as the height of a little gi...19:39 2019-06-19

Hawaii officials say they want peaceful end to protest over giant telescope Thirty Meter Telescope to be built on state’s highest peakMore than 1,000 activists fight development on Mauna KeaOfficials in Hawaii said on Friday they will not call up additional national guard troops or use force on peaceful protesters blocking access to the state’s highest peak. Related: Hawaii...18:00 2019-07-20

Who Made the Giant Stone Spheres of Costa Rica? Many will be familiar with the opening scene of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” where a giant stone sphere nearly crushes Indiana Jones to death. While everyone recognises the movie as a work of fiction, the giant stone spheres are not.
While clearing the jungle for banana plantations in 1940 in Costa Ric...14:00 2019-09-06

'Fortnite' winds down season nine with a giant-sized battle Epic is still finding ways to mark Fortnite's season transitions in grand style. The studio just finished a "Final Showdown" event for the end of season nine that interrupted the battle royale with a brawl between a giant monster and an equally mass......11:00 2019-07-21

Ex-Giant: Eli Manning finally has tools to show he’s not the problem “As soon as he got in the locker room, we realized he wasn’t a diva, he was very good at just wanting to be just one of the guys. He tried to earn the things the right way and not through his draft status.” The Giants hope that one day that’s what Daniel Jones’ teammates......01:26 2019-09-06

Documentary photography giant Robert Frank dies Pioneering documentary photographer Robert Frank has died at the age of 94. "The Americans," his landmark book from 1958, was a hugely influential work of the Beat Generation, paving the way for a new photographic style....01:26 2019-09-11

One giant leap for Indian cinema: how Bollywood embraced sci-fi As the country seeks to establish itself as a space power, audiences are developing an appetite for the extraterrestrial on the big screenIn 2014, India sent the Mars Orbiter Mission into space, and became the first country to send a satellite to orbit the planet at its first attempt – putting its m...17:39 2019-08-13

Stunning footage shows giant manta ray ask snorkeler for help A giant manta ray was recorded appearing to seek help from a snorkeler in Australia to remove metal hooks from her face. Stunning footage showed the 10-foot sea creature attempt to get the attention of the snorkeling instructor, Jake Wilton, in Ningaloo Coast reef near Western Australia, NBC News re...04:39 2019-07-13

Giant Batteries Supercharge Wind and Solar Plans A global wave of investment in high-capacity batteries is poised to transform the market for renewable energy, making it more practical and affordable to store wind and solar power....08:26 2019-08-12

Luvdisc Have Giant Orgies That Turn The Ocean Pink Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Luvdisc!...18:52 2019-07-13

Hawaiians protest giant telescope on holy mountain Protesters have demanded that state authorities scrap plans to build a billion-dollar telescope on "sacred space." But Hawaii's governor has refused and instead expanded powers for police to "ensure public safety."...22:00 2019-07-18

Giant junk photobombs real estate photos for DC condo Homes for sale should show off their best assets. But one Washington, DC, condo that hit the market last week spotlighted a rather unique detail unintentionally: a giant penis. A gallery of more than 60 photos for the listing of a $489,000 “elegant home at the Southwest Waterfront, DC’s hottest new ...14:52 2019-05-21

137 More Giant Artifacts Found in Deep Forest Around the Plain of Jars The Plain of Jars in the Xieng Khouang plain of Laos is a curious phenomenon that has had archaeologists and the like scratching their heads for years. The unusual site has thousands of megalithic stone jars scattered across nearly one hundred sites deep in the mountains of northern Laos, and has fa...14:39 2019-05-21

The Latest: Family: Costco shooting victim a ‘gentle giant’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the fatal police-involved shooting at a Costco Wholesale warehouse store in Corona (all times local):
3:35 p.m.
A cousin of the man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer at a Costco Wholesale warehouse store in Corona says he was a “gentle giant” ...03:26 2019-06-17

Reclaimed lakes and giant airports: how Mexico City might have looked The Mexican capital was founded by Aztecs on an island in a vast lake. No wonder water flows through so many of its unbuilt projectsEver since Mexico City was founded on an island in the lake of Texcoco its inhabitants have dreamed of water: containing it, draining it and now retaining it.Nezahualco...08:26 2019-09-13

Researchers Discover Giant Freshwater Aquifer off U.S. East Coast In a welcome bit of news as water shortages hit major cities worldwide, scientists have discovered an enormous low-salinity aquifer off the U.S. East Coast. The researchers say it could indicate other such aquifers trapped beneath the salty seas in ocean sediments across the planet.Read more......05:26 2019-06-22

The Giant who can fill massive hole left by Odell Beckham Jr. Odell Beckham Jr.’s departure from the Giants brought abundant speculation: Who will be Eli Manning’s go-to target? Who will provide a deep threat and get behind the defense? Evan Engram is perhaps the Giant best equipped to answer those questions. “We are kind of past all of that,” the tight end sa...13:26 2019-06-12

Berlin celebrates birth of Germany's first giant panda cubs Germany's first giant panda cubs have been born and their mother, Meng Meng, is doing a wonderful job looking after the pink twins who bear no resemblance to their black and white furry parents, Berlin Zoo announced on Monday....14:52 2019-09-02

New study suggests mythical Loch Ness monster may be a giant eel LONDON — The Loch Ness monster is no monster, but if it is any consolation it may be a big eel.
On Thursday, an international group of scientists that compiled the genetic profiles of living creatures in Scotland’s mysterious Loch Ness said they had found no evidence that the fabled eponymous creatu...03:00 2019-09-06

Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again Floating boom is designed to trap 1.8 trillion items of plastic without harming marine life – but broke apart last timeA floating device designed to catch plastic waste has been redeployed in a second attempt to clean up a huge island of garbage swirling in the Pacific Ocean between California and H...06:39 2019-06-23

94-year-old woman goes down giant slip n’ slide on inflatable duck A 94-year-old woman is living her best life after a video of her going down a giant slip n’ slide goes viral. The Oaks at NorthPointe, a senior living home in Ohio posted a Facebook video earlier this month showing one of its residents, Millie, on an inflatable rubber duck going down a giant tarp......02:26 2019-06-28